it was if they knew
darted out of the blue
i knew that day
something was wrong
an eerie sense of vacancy

third one to join
the 2013 club
would've been the fourth
but i defied gravity.

remember the last
time i saw you
you taught me the salt trick

it was almost 15 years ago
to the day.

i'm sorry to say
you had to go that way.


for rdb.
september 1977--
november 2013.